Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross. I will not say it shall be so, but rather I will say: here in this world he changed his life. But many men say that there is written upon his tomb this verse: Hic jacet Arthurus, Rex quondam, Rexque futurus. Thus leave I here Sir Bedivere with the hermit2, that dwelled that time in a chapel3 beside Glastonbury, and there was his hermitage. And so they lived in their prayers, and fastings, and great abstinence. And when Queen Guenever understood that King Arthur was slain4, and all the noble knights5, Sir Mordred and all the remnant, then the queen stole away, and five ladies with her, and so she went to Almesbury; and there she let make herself a nun, and ware6 white clothes and black, and great penance7 she took, as ever did sinful lady in this land, and never creature could make her merry; but lived in fasting, prayers, and alms-deeds, that all manner of people marvelled8 how virtuously9 she was changed. Now leave we Queen Guenever in Almesbury, a nun in white clothes and black, and there she was Abbess and ruler as reason would; and turn we from her, and speak we of Sir Launcelot du Lake.
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1 nun | |
n.修女,尼姑 | |
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2 hermit | |
n.隐士,修道者;隐居 | |
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n.小教堂,殡仪馆 | |
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杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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n.(常用复数)商品,货物 | |
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n.(赎罪的)惩罪 | |
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v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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合乎道德地,善良地 | |
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